Depressive symptoms following natural disaster in Korea: psychometric properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale

Table 4 Correlations between the KCES-D subscale and total scores and the PTSD-related variables

	DA	PA	SR	ID	Total score
Post-traumatic stress symptoms	.55^***	.09	.59^***	.31^***	.59^***
Peri-traumatic dissociation	.19^**	.04	.23^***	.16^**	.22^***
Post-traumatic negative cognitions	.51^***	.13^*	.48^***	.33^***	.52^***
Post-traumatic low social support	.35^***	.14^**	.23^***	.24^***	.33^***

Note: DA: depressive affect; PA: positive affect; SR: somatic and retarded activity; ID: interpersonal difficulties. *p < .05, ** p < .01, ***p < .001

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